☠/♥ = pirates in love?
Well. That was a week.
(the short version for those whom I didn't talk to is that the airlines snatched my ticket away again and theoretically weren't going to be able to get me home until the 31st. so I took a train... and got home on the 30th. pyrrhic victory was mine! once I recovered, I did have a very nice time with my family.)
In the meantime, I managed to miss one of my favorite activities of the year: compiling my book list.
1. The Venus Throw by Steven Saylor (12/31/09-1/2/10)
2. Les Misérables by Victor Hugo, second half (1/3-2/4) 1
3. Remake by Connie Willis (1/17-1/18) +
4. Gods Behaving Badly by Marie Phillips (2/5-2/7)
5. Daughter of the Blood by Anne Bishop (2/8-2/15)
6. Castle In The Air by Diana Wynne Jones (2/16-2/18) ☠
7. Heir to the Shadows by Anne Bishop (2/19-2/26)
8. Queen of the Darkness by Anne Bishop (2/27-3/12)
9. Mirage of Blaze (Volume 1) by Kuwabara Mizuna (3/7-3/7)
10. Mirage of Blaze : Volume 2 -- Traces of Scarlet by Kuwabara Mizuna (3/7-3/8)
11. Mirage of Blaze : Volume 2.5 -- Raise the Red Flag by Kuwabara Mizuna (3/8-3/8)
12. Mirage of Blaze : Volume 3 -- The Glass Lullaby by Kuwabara Mizuna (3/8-3/9)
13. Mirage of Blaze : Volume 4 -- Amber Meteor Storm by Kuwabara Mizuna (3/9-3/9)
14. Mirage of Blaze : Volume 4.5 -- July-born Sirius by Kuwabara Mizuna (3/9-3/9)
15. Mirage of Blaze : Volume 5 -- Dragon God of the Spiritual Heartland by Kuwabara Mizuna (3/10-3/10)
16. Mirage of Blaze : Volume 5.5 -- To You, My Beloved by Kuwabara Mizuna (3/10-3/10)
17. Mirage of Blaze -- Exaudi Nos by Kuwabara Mizuna (3/12-3/12)
18. A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore (3/14-3/23)
19. Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov (3/24-3/29) ♥
20. The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. King (3/30-4/10)
21. Ahab's Wife: Or, The Star-Gazer by Sena Jeter Naslund (4/12-5/2) ♥
22. Dreams Made Flesh by Anne Bishop (5/3-5/14) ☠
23. I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith (5/16-5/25)
24. Enchantress from the Stars by Sylvia Louise Engdahl (5/26-6/4)
25. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon (6/5-6/9)
26. The Time-Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger (6/10-6/21)
27. Generation X by Douglas Coupland (6/23-6/28) ♥
28. Trader by Charles de Lint (6/29-7/11)
29. Blackout by Connie Willis (7/12-7/17) 2
30. Generation A by Douglas Coupland (7/18-7/22)
31. The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter (7/23-7/27) ♥
32. Fire Watch by Connie Willis (7/28-7/28) +
33. To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis (7/29-8/4) +
34. Yukikaze by Chōhei Kanbayashi (8/5-8/14) ♥
35. Doomsday Book by Connie Willis (8/15-8/25) +
36. Peter & Max : A Fables Novel by Bill Willingham (8/26-8/29) ☠...?
37. Changeless by Gail Carriger (8/30-9/9)
38. A Murder on the Appian Way by Steven Saylor (9/10-9/21)
39. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (9/22-9/29) +
40. Mirage of Blaze -- Frozen Wings by Kuwabara Mizuna (9/30-10/1)
41. Mirage of Blaze : Volume 12 by Kuwabara Mizuna (10/2-10/11)
42. Mirage of Blaze : Volume 13 by Kuwabara Mizuna (10/12-10/19)
43. The Fire Rose by Mercedes Lackey (10/20-10/28) +
44. Mirage of Blaze : Volume 14 by Kuwabara Mizuna (10/21-10/24)
45. Mirage of Blaze : Volume 15 by Kuwabara Mizuna (10/25-10/27)
46. Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger (10/28-11/5) ☠
47. The House of the Vestals by Steven Saylor (11/6-11/14)
48. Mirage of Blaze : Volume 16 by Kuwabara Mizuna (11/8-11/11)
49. Mirage of Blaze : Volume 17, partial translation by Kuwabara Mizuna (11/15-11/15)
50. The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie (11/16-11/18)
51. Mirage of Blaze : Volume 20 -- Embrace the Cross and Sleep by Kuwabara Mizuna (11/19-11/22)
52. Catalina's Riddle by Steven Saylor (11/23-12/15)
53. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle (12/16-12/21) +
54. Swordspoint by Ellen Kushner (12/19-12/26) +
55. Mirage of Blaze : Volume 21 by Kuwabara Mizuna (12/27-12/28)
56. Mirage of Blaze : Volume 22, partial translation by Kuwabara Mizuna (12/29-12/30)
57. Mirage of Blaze : Volume 24 by Kuwabara Mizuna (12/31-1/1/11)
+ = a reread
♥ = My favorite books of the year. I would recommend you find these. This year, I limited myself to 5.
☠ = OH LORD, KILL IT WITH FIRE. Personal opinion, of course.
1 as a refresher, I'd stopped reading this because I was borrowing books from the parental library.
2 This is really only half a book, in my opinion. The publishers split the story in two. Connie Willis is a master of tying everything together, so I am reserving judgment until I've read All Clear. It did prompt me to go back and reread all of the other works in the series though.
GOODNESS, LOOK AT ALL THOSE BOOKS. Of course, there were a lot more series, a lot more rereads, and... well, Mirage of Blaze. Which, by the way, really OUGHT to have ☠-like warnings attached to it, particularly as I couldn't contain myself from commenting on at LEAST the side stories to the Black Jewels trilogy, but... well, ymmv. My trashy novel and your trashy novel can both exist, but I reserve the right to like them to different degrees. At least I refrained from heartmarking, either.
Thank you to everyone who recommended books to me last December! As I mentioned at the time, I passed the list on to my parents as Christmas suggestions, and they gifted me with many, but not all. If your book was not read, it was not because I don't love you. Purely random selection on my parents' part.
As always, I love talking about books!
(the short version for those whom I didn't talk to is that the airlines snatched my ticket away again and theoretically weren't going to be able to get me home until the 31st. so I took a train... and got home on the 30th. pyrrhic victory was mine! once I recovered, I did have a very nice time with my family.)
In the meantime, I managed to miss one of my favorite activities of the year: compiling my book list.
1. The Venus Throw by Steven Saylor (12/31/09-1/2/10)
2. Les Misérables by Victor Hugo, second half (1/3-2/4) 1
3. Remake by Connie Willis (1/17-1/18) +
4. Gods Behaving Badly by Marie Phillips (2/5-2/7)
5. Daughter of the Blood by Anne Bishop (2/8-2/15)
6. Castle In The Air by Diana Wynne Jones (2/16-2/18) ☠
7. Heir to the Shadows by Anne Bishop (2/19-2/26)
8. Queen of the Darkness by Anne Bishop (2/27-3/12)
9. Mirage of Blaze (Volume 1) by Kuwabara Mizuna (3/7-3/7)
10. Mirage of Blaze : Volume 2 -- Traces of Scarlet by Kuwabara Mizuna (3/7-3/8)
11. Mirage of Blaze : Volume 2.5 -- Raise the Red Flag by Kuwabara Mizuna (3/8-3/8)
12. Mirage of Blaze : Volume 3 -- The Glass Lullaby by Kuwabara Mizuna (3/8-3/9)
13. Mirage of Blaze : Volume 4 -- Amber Meteor Storm by Kuwabara Mizuna (3/9-3/9)
14. Mirage of Blaze : Volume 4.5 -- July-born Sirius by Kuwabara Mizuna (3/9-3/9)
15. Mirage of Blaze : Volume 5 -- Dragon God of the Spiritual Heartland by Kuwabara Mizuna (3/10-3/10)
16. Mirage of Blaze : Volume 5.5 -- To You, My Beloved by Kuwabara Mizuna (3/10-3/10)
17. Mirage of Blaze -- Exaudi Nos by Kuwabara Mizuna (3/12-3/12)
18. A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore (3/14-3/23)
19. Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov (3/24-3/29) ♥
20. The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. King (3/30-4/10)
21. Ahab's Wife: Or, The Star-Gazer by Sena Jeter Naslund (4/12-5/2) ♥
22. Dreams Made Flesh by Anne Bishop (5/3-5/14) ☠
23. I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith (5/16-5/25)
24. Enchantress from the Stars by Sylvia Louise Engdahl (5/26-6/4)
25. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon (6/5-6/9)
26. The Time-Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger (6/10-6/21)
27. Generation X by Douglas Coupland (6/23-6/28) ♥
28. Trader by Charles de Lint (6/29-7/11)
29. Blackout by Connie Willis (7/12-7/17) 2
30. Generation A by Douglas Coupland (7/18-7/22)
31. The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter (7/23-7/27) ♥
32. Fire Watch by Connie Willis (7/28-7/28) +
33. To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis (7/29-8/4) +
34. Yukikaze by Chōhei Kanbayashi (8/5-8/14) ♥
35. Doomsday Book by Connie Willis (8/15-8/25) +
36. Peter & Max : A Fables Novel by Bill Willingham (8/26-8/29) ☠...?
37. Changeless by Gail Carriger (8/30-9/9)
38. A Murder on the Appian Way by Steven Saylor (9/10-9/21)
39. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (9/22-9/29) +
40. Mirage of Blaze -- Frozen Wings by Kuwabara Mizuna (9/30-10/1)
41. Mirage of Blaze : Volume 12 by Kuwabara Mizuna (10/2-10/11)
42. Mirage of Blaze : Volume 13 by Kuwabara Mizuna (10/12-10/19)
43. The Fire Rose by Mercedes Lackey (10/20-10/28) +
44. Mirage of Blaze : Volume 14 by Kuwabara Mizuna (10/21-10/24)
45. Mirage of Blaze : Volume 15 by Kuwabara Mizuna (10/25-10/27)
46. Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger (10/28-11/5) ☠
47. The House of the Vestals by Steven Saylor (11/6-11/14)
48. Mirage of Blaze : Volume 16 by Kuwabara Mizuna (11/8-11/11)
49. Mirage of Blaze : Volume 17, partial translation by Kuwabara Mizuna (11/15-11/15)
50. The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie (11/16-11/18)
51. Mirage of Blaze : Volume 20 -- Embrace the Cross and Sleep by Kuwabara Mizuna (11/19-11/22)
52. Catalina's Riddle by Steven Saylor (11/23-12/15)
53. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle (12/16-12/21) +
54. Swordspoint by Ellen Kushner (12/19-12/26) +
55. Mirage of Blaze : Volume 21 by Kuwabara Mizuna (12/27-12/28)
56. Mirage of Blaze : Volume 22, partial translation by Kuwabara Mizuna (12/29-12/30)
57. Mirage of Blaze : Volume 24 by Kuwabara Mizuna (12/31-1/1/11)
+ = a reread
♥ = My favorite books of the year. I would recommend you find these. This year, I limited myself to 5.
☠ = OH LORD, KILL IT WITH FIRE. Personal opinion, of course.
1 as a refresher, I'd stopped reading this because I was borrowing books from the parental library.
2 This is really only half a book, in my opinion. The publishers split the story in two. Connie Willis is a master of tying everything together, so I am reserving judgment until I've read All Clear. It did prompt me to go back and reread all of the other works in the series though.
GOODNESS, LOOK AT ALL THOSE BOOKS. Of course, there were a lot more series, a lot more rereads, and... well, Mirage of Blaze. Which, by the way, really OUGHT to have ☠-like warnings attached to it, particularly as I couldn't contain myself from commenting on at LEAST the side stories to the Black Jewels trilogy, but... well, ymmv. My trashy novel and your trashy novel can both exist, but I reserve the right to like them to different degrees. At least I refrained from heartmarking, either.
Thank you to everyone who recommended books to me last December! As I mentioned at the time, I passed the list on to my parents as Christmas suggestions, and they gifted me with many, but not all. If your book was not read, it was not because I don't love you. Purely random selection on my parents' part.
As always, I love talking about books!